12/02/98 Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting

Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting 02 December 1998

The seventh meeting of the 98-99 year was called to order at 12:10 pm Members Present: R. Jirsa (Presiding), T. W. Carr, C. Rinehardt, A. Rao, C. Wieder, S. Martinelli, G. Puerschner, T. Sherman, M. Orner, T. Seyed, R. Landino, U. Nwachuku, J. Fullmer, R. Eldridge, J. Ensign, C. Dickinson, D. Cairns, D. Burow, B. Gustafson, S. Misasi, D. Kemler, C. Arboleda, S. Judd, C. Petto, J. Manzella, B. Sugar, V. Mick, D. Prasad, K. Laird, J. Kavanagh, S. Bochain, A. Vicenzi, C. Fontana, F. Hatcher, L. Prince, A. Bidarian, A. Paulson, P. Kahlbaugh, R. Luquis, B. Worden, M. Ryan, P. Brucker, P. Major, M. Watts Not Present: Athletics, Geography, Library Services (Schofield-Bodt), Mathematics (Bennett), Music, Part-time faculty (Mack), Philosophy, Psychology (Hurlbut), Rec/Leisure, Science Ed/Env Studies, Social Work (Colon) Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting of November 18, 1998 were approved as presented. Announcements:

The Special Meeting of the Faculty Senate on December 16^th will feature Dean J.P. Thompson as guest. Vice-President Smith will attend, and we will approve Minutes, but there will be no other agenda items. Executive Committee will not meet.
All Senators should make the effort to attend President Adanti’s "University Dialogues". Senators should also encourage their constituents to attend.
A statement from the Executive Committee regarding technology was delivered to President Adanti by Senators Jirsa, Sherman, and Carr. It read as follows:

It is the sense of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate that access to computer functions and software is threatened seriously and has already been reduced to a level which is intolerable. Should there be any interruption of access to computer functions and software for any reason, or should there be any further inconvenience, a Faculty Senate vote of no confidence, at least in the Director of Academic Computing, will certainly and immediately follow.

Furthermore, prevention of further decline in access to computer functions and software will not be enough. We expect an immediate reversal of this decline, and a convincing improvement in performance.

Senator Christine Petto has been asked to replace Cindy Schofield-Bodt as Senate Representative on the Strategic Plan Advisory Committee (SPAC).

Executive Committee Report: None.

Senate President’s Report:

The Senate Resolution (#F-98-01) regarding senior audits was delivered to President Adanti. It awaits his action.

President Adanti intends to act in favor of the previous Senate Resolution which calls for the expansion of the Academic Community Hour.

Senator Tony Sherman will be forming a sub-committee of the ad hoc Technology Committee to deal with issues and concerns surrounding faculty input on BANNER.

Standing Committee Reports Elections:(Flo Hatcher): No report.

Finance: (Robert Eldridge): (Finance report will be forwarded to the Secretary and filed with approved minutes)

Rules : (Uchenna Nwachuku) No report.

Personnel Policy: (Barbara Worden): No report.

Student Policy : (Cindy Schofield-Bodt): No report.

Ad hoc Technology : (Tony Sherman): The committee will investigate how many faculty computers are yet to be installed.

Academic Policy: (Jim Fullmer): The Academic Policy Committee revisited the 5-part resolution regarding distance learning & on-line courses. Concern was expressed that the resolution as presented does not give faculty control over on-line courses. The intent of the resolution was to say that on-line courses will be governed by existing structures. J.P. Thompson will address on-line courses and distance learning concerns at the special Senate meeting of December 16^th.

Any other suggestions regarding the resolution should be forwarded to Academic Policy Committee.

Old Business Regarding Relocation Allowances: (R. Eldridge)
In the past, salary enhancements have been substituted for relocation funding. Reimbursement for moving expenses has occurred only in exceptional circumstances. New Business Senate Web-site: The Senate Web-page is in working order, and all Senators should encourage their constituents to utilize the page.

Address: http://scsu.ctstateu.edu/~rao/index.html

The Senate endorses the Web-page, and President Jirsa & Secretary Carr extend formal thanks on behalf of the Senate to Senator Aru Rao for her work in developing and maintaining the page.

Sabbatical Replacements: Personnel Policy is currently working on this issue.

Meeting was adjourned at 1:40PM

Respectfully submitted,

T. Wiley Carr
Secretary of the Senate

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